Text 33] Lord Parasurama Destroys the Ruling Class 271
deva-rata iti khydtah
Sunahsephas tu bhargavah
yah—he who (Sunahgepha); ratah—was protected; deva-yajane—in
the arena for worshiping the demigods; devaih—by the same demigods;
gadhisu—in the dynasty of Gadhi; tépasah—advanced in executing
spiritual life; deva-ratah—protected by the demigods; iti—thus;
khydtah—celebrated; Sunahsephah tu— as well as Sunahéepha; bhar-
gavah—in the dynasty of Bhrgu.
TRANSLATION
Although Sunahéepha was born in the Bhargava dynasty, he was
greatly advanced in spiritual life, and therefore the demigods in-
volved in the sacrifice protected him. Consequently he was also
celebrated as the descendant of Gadhi named Devarata.
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ye madhucchandaso jyesthah
kusalam menire na tat
aSapat tan munih kruddho
mleccha bhavata durjanah
yye—those who; madhucchandasah—sons of Visvamitra, celebrated as
the Madhucchandas; jyesthah—eldest; kusalam—very good; menire—
accepting; na—not; tat—that (the proposal that he be accepted as the
eldest brother); aSapat—cursed; tan—all the sons; munih—Visvamitra
Muni; kruddhah—being angry; mlecchah—disobedient to the Vedic
principles; bhavata—all of you become; durjandh—very bad sons.
TRANSLATION
When requested by their father to accept Sunahéepha as the
eldest son, the elder fifty of the Madhucchandas, the sons of
